With its engine on fire, the Cuyahoga — a massive commercial freighter on Lake Erie — sent out a mayday, the internationally recognized signal for distress, to anyone within range who could help. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.
In Michigan, the Saugatuck harbor and adjoining Kalamazoo River will be cleared for boaters to safely use this summer thanks to roughly $900,000 in federal funds to dredge the waters. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story
Sailing aboard Denali 3, a 46-foot all-carbon vessel, Geoff Paine and his crew earned first place finishes this summer in both the Bayview Mackinac Race and Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. Read the full story by Manistee News Advocate. Read the full story
There have been more beach advisories issued this week along parts of Lake Superior. The Minnesota Department of Health says the only current advisory to not enter the water is at Twin Points Public Access Beach, north of Gooseberry Falls State Park, which began on Tuesday. The alert is due to water testing finding elevated…
Installing filters on washing machines could be a simple and effective way to catch the microscopic particles our clothes shed, according to a study released this week by the University of Toronto and nonprofit Georgian Bay Forever. Read the full story by CBC News. Read the full story
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $3.3 million dollar contract to a Rochester firm to make repairs to the west pier at Little Sodus Bay in Fair Haven in Cayuga County, New York. The repairs will ensure that boaters have safe passage between Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, and the rest of…
Residents along the Lake Erie shoreline have been fighting against wind turbines in and around Lake Erie for the last 13 years. As residents were ramping up opposition, the pandemic limited their efforts. As restrictions ease, they held their first big meeting since totaling 60 people, which consisted primarily of boaters and fishermen. Read the full…
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